Extreme and unprecedented drought is being experienced across the globe, even in areas once thought to be safe from the harshest effects of climate change. In this session we bring together two Indigenous farmers and activist leaders, Alfredo Cortez from Guatemala, and Gerald Miles from Wales, to share experiences from recent droughts and discuss strategies for building resilience.

How can spatial practices within a framework of critical research intervene in the pressing ecological issues of our time? Investigative Ecology assembles artist-researchers from the Centre for Research Architecture (CRA) whose investigations look into the political forces shaping agriculture and the environmental space.

In the midst of a global, multiple crisis the global movement for food sovereignty - of which La Via Campesina is an active part - is organising a new moment of discussion to build a strong counter-response at different levels (local, national, global) in alliance with other movements fighting for climate justice and the rights of workers, youth, women, gender diverse. Twenty-five years after the concept of Food Sovereignty was shaped, the moment is now…

Beneath tents and umbrellas around the world, farmers sell the fruits of their labour directly to consumers. However, upon closer inspection, it is evident that much more is going on. Market managers intentionally pursue creative policies to incentivize attendance by consumers who otherwise may not feel welcome: the elderly, children and mothers on public assistance. They also mitigate risks for farmers by preparing them for the rigours of commerce through training. When present, the skillset…

We are in the midst of an energy and cost of living crisis that is putting enormous pressure on agroecological food and farming businesses. Some businesses will not survive, others will need substantial support. As a movement, this is our time to come together and look at how we can support each other through these difficult days. This session will explore the details of those challenges and look at how food and farming businesses are…

‘We consider bread and agricultural products as spiritual nourishment and physically vital as well as emotionally, culturally and spiritually healing.” (Panis Vita)  The peasant baker is someone who grows, mills and bakes with landrace heritage grains on a small scale. It is a model which combines tradition and innovation, producing the best possible quality of bread from nutritionally dense grains. During this session we will be hearing from Rupert Dunn, Jean-Marc Albisetti, who have run…

A long history of land enclosure both here in the UK and globally has left a legacy of deep societal disconnection from the land, and denied countless communities their right to pursue land-based livelihoods. But just as mass land dispossessions and the creeping enclosure of the commons are phenomena that are still ongoing today, the struggles for land justice and reclaiming our connection to the land are equally widespread. This session will shine a light…

The UN reports that the only way we can meet the global target of 1 billion restored hectares in the next eight years and avoid ecosystem collapse is to support people across the world to engage in localised ecosystem restoration. Join this lunchtime session and explore how we can leverage online learning to support a peer-driven, participatory global ecosystem restoration movement.

There is a buzz of excitement forming around new ways of farming sustainably with the idea of a regenerative revolution gaining traction amongst farmers. This new term may sound different, but fundamentally it is very similar to organic, and some principles of each are shared, moving from an extractive to a restorative style of agriculture.